Sexiness of Piercings and Tattoos

Both are sexy.

78 (37.7%)

Piercings are sexy, tattoos not.

14 (6.8%)

Tattoos are sexy, piercings not.

19 (9.2%)

Not sexy at all.

96 (46.4%)

Total Members Voted: 89

[Richard_III]

I'd only get a tattoo if I found myself in jail or if I joined the military. I do not plan on enlisting, and I hope I will never find myself in jail.

[burnthebeautiful]

I'm an old grumpy man when it comes to piercings, I just don't understand at all why people put pieces of metal into their body. It makes no sense to me at all. It serves no purpose. I just don't get why someone wants a piece of metal hanging through their nose or ear or wherever else. I guess if genital piercings somehow enhance sex then I understand those, because they're serving a purpose.

When it comes to tattoo's, I only understand them if the image that's tattooed on the person represents something very important to the person. If you needed a kidney transplant and a guy called Joe gave you his kidney, I understand tattooing the name Joe on your body. I understand having one of your parents names tatooed. I understand tattoo's that actually mean something. I have absolutely no understanding for people who like tattoo's in and of themselves. People deciding they want a tattoo first, and picking out a design second makes no sense to me at all. It should be the other way around; A given design is so damn important to you that you're wiling to  have it inked into your body.

[Sam Gunn (since nobody got Admiral Naismith)]

What about why they are sexy?   Surely we aren't born liking them, so how does it develop?  Is it anything tangible?  On Loveline they used to say people who are into tattoos and piercings were likely abused as kids...

There's the "tramp target" that girls get on their lower back right above their ass.  It's hot, but it also lets you know that's a girl you could never get more serious than a weekend fling with...

[voodoo]

I voted no because it's a slippery slope:

[freeAgent]

I voted no because it's a slippery slope:
(disturbing image here)

That's just disgusting.  How does that guy wash his face and shave?

[FTL_Ian]

Perhaps he had his hair lasered off?

[wtfk]

I generally don't think they're sexy.  Sometimes they can be alright, but I usually prefer no tattoos and no piercings.  Some ear piercing (not the crazy stuff) and some tattoos can look good though.  I don't like navel piercings and stuff like that because they look weird (and bad) when the metal piece or whatever is taken out.  Also, aging does not usually treat tattoos nicely.

Yeah piercings are cool if they're not these massive things that make your fuckin' ears droop.

Those are funny.  I can't imagine what those guys are gonna look like in fifty years. 

One word: devolution.

[jckeyser]

I generally don't think they're sexy.  Sometimes they can be alright, but I usually prefer no tattoos and no piercings.  Some ear piercing (not the crazy stuff) and some tattoos can look good though.  I don't like navel piercings and stuff like that because they look weird (and bad) when the metal piece or whatever is taken out.  Also, aging does not usually treat tattoos nicely.

Yeah piercings are cool if they're not these massive things that make your fuckin' ears droop.

Those are funny.  I can't imagine what those guys are gonna look like in fifty years. 

One word: devolution.

Im fairly sure this mofo never evolved properly in the first place. Gibson had no trouble looking for people who looked like ancient Mayans for this flick.

[Osborne]

I don't deny the possibility that I might find a particular tattoo or piercing sexy. I cannot think of any I have seen, though.

There as a girl at work who has a tiny diamond pierced onto her nose. I think it is cute and suits her, but I probably wouldn't call it sexy.

I kind of like the idea of using tattoos as a way of indicating to others and reminding yourself who you are. I have an an-cap symbol and a supply and demand graph on my arm. It's not sexy, but it's cool to me because it's what I am all about. I think if I met a nice looking lady who had something like that, it would be kind of hot. It wouldn't be like, "Your tattoo makes me want to do you" or anything, but it would make me think that this is a pretty cool chick.

[Free_Marketeer]

Not a sexy tattoo:





Also not so sexy

BWAHAHAHA!!!

[Free_Marketeer]

I don't care.  Unequivocally.

Spirit and mind are my deal breakers.  If that's there, I can revel in whatever body it happens to be housed.

[Free_Marketeer]

I don't care.  Unequivocally.

Spirit and mind are my deal breakers.  If that's there, I can revel in whatever body it happens to be housed.

Oh, please. Everyone's shallow on some level.

Go please yourself, dude.  I know whom I've dated.

[wtfk]

I don't care.  Unequivocally.

Spirit and mind are my deal breakers.  If that's there, I can revel in whatever body it happens to be housed.

Oh, please. Everyone's shallow on some level.

Speak for yourself.

[Free_Marketeer]

I don't care.  Unequivocally.

Spirit and mind are my deal breakers.  If that's there, I can revel in whatever body it happens to be housed.

Oh, please. Everyone's shallow on some level.

Go please yourself, dude.  I know whom I've dated.

This guy?

Awww... you had to go and remind me!!!!     ...And I just ordered our favorite from Papa John's: meat-lover and chicken-spinach alfredo pizzas.  *sob*  I'll burn some of my extra spicy buffalo wings on a pyre in memoriam...  *sniffle*

[Rillion]

To those that like them, they see this act as bold - which it is. It's like they call them on some - "tramp stamps"

as far as the tattoo being sexy... I think the only reason tattoos are confused with being sexy, is because often they are on exposed skin. If the same skin was exposed, but blank... That would probably be sexy too.

It's confirmation bias.  So-called "tramp stamps" are tattoos on the place that women who want to advertise generally leave bare.  So if women leave their midriff bare, and there happens to be a tattoo there, then the tattoo becomes associated with sluttiness.  If women who wanted to advertise generally showed off the bottoms of their feet, then bottom-of-the-foot tattoos would be called "tramp stamps."

What this leaves out, of course, is how many women there are with "tramp stamps" who rarely or never show off their midriffs.  Does the word "tramp stamp" still apply to their tattoos?  If it's really the location which bestows the name, then why aren't tattoos place slightly above the pubic area the "tramp stamps"?

The lower back is one of the few places where it's possible to have a symmetrical tattoo which bisects the body (and yet can be easily hidden).....that would be why I got one there.  I never show it in public unless wearing a swimsuit, except for one time shopping when I leaned over to look at something and a woman actually pulled up the back of my shirt to get a better look.  One bitch about having tattoos is that people tend to assume that your body is somehow public access.  It's hard to deal with such people politely.